worthless

B2 CET-4 高中 FREQ #4881 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 无价值的, 无益的, 无足轻重的 [法] 无价值的, 无用的

发音

US /ˈwɝθləs/
US /ˈwɝθlɪs/
UK /ˈwɜːθləs/

词形变化

more worthless 比较级 worthlesser worthlessest worthlesser 比较级 most worthless 最高级 worthlessest 最高级

别名

worthlesse wuffless

教材释义与例句

形容词

无价值的；不值钱的；卑微的

something that is worthless has no value, importance, or use

The house was full of worthless junk.

这房子里堆满了没有用的东西。

The information was worthless to me.

这些资料对我毫无用处。

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Having no worth or use; without value.

    没价值

    不值钱

    无用

    Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.

    Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.

    The committee’s decision is worthless and not going to be acted upon.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

ugly wretched vile despicable slimy unworthy

反义词 1

valuable

近义相关 10

sorry evil wasted pointless senseless no-good good-for-nothing trashy superfluous paltry

参见 1

unworthy

相关短语

worthless person worthless thing

词源

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).

来源：wiktionary